Education

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia B.A. in Creative Writing and Professional and Technical Writing

August 2020 - May 2024 GPA: 3.96

Work Experience

Communications Intern

Aug 2022 - May 2024

Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science

• Created daily social media content ranging from building tours to Q&As with faculty
• Interviewed students and professors regarding their projects and achievements
• Wrote articles to be published on Virginia Tech News

Freelancer

May 2021 - Present

Richmond Magazine

• Started as an editorial intern, promoted to freelancer
• Conducts 20+ interviews, pitches topics, and writes 20+ articles for online and print publication

Editorial Intern

Jan 2022 - May 2022, June 2023 - May 2023

Noemi Press

• Wrote press releases for upcoming Noemi books and considered 30+ manuscripts for publication

Technical Writing Intern

Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

The Studios at Virginia Tech

• Created internal and external technical documentation to aid library patrons and student workers

Skills

Editing: AP, Chicago, MLA

Research: conducting interviews

Programming: HTML, CSS

Publishing: Submittable

Social media: Slack, Google Suites, Microsoft Office, Canva, video editing, captioning, photography, Adobe Suites, Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Awards

2024 Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize: Top ten finalist

2024 Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards: Third place creative nonfiction piece

2023 Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize: Second place

2023 Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards: Second place fiction piece

Presidential Scholarship Initiative: Scholarship that covers room, board, tuition, and fees for four years

Related Courses

Technical Editing and Style Creating User Documentation

Professional Writing Writing and Digital Media Developing Online Content

Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing

Issues in Professional and Public Discourse

Developing Online Content

Community Writing Creative Writing: Fiction Contemporary Fiction

Extracurriculars

Study abroad participant, London Calling! at Virginia Tech

May 2023 - June 2023

Member, English Department Student Advisory Board

March 2022 - Present

Writer, Her Campus at Virginia Tech

February 2021 - December 2021

Member, Title IX Student Advisory Board

October 2020 - May 2021